Stockhausen rehearses and talks about his Helicopter string quartet. The preparations, including test flights, are documented from the first rehearsal to the world première at the 1995 Holland Festival, of which excerpts are shown.

National Anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea "Aegukka"

National Anthem of the United States of America "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Prelude to Act III (Lohengrin) / Richard Wagner

Symphony No.

9 in E minor (from the New World) / Antonín Dvořák

An American in Paris / George Gershwin

Farandole (from L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2) / Georges Bizet

Overture (Candide) / Leonard Bernstein

Arirang (traditional)

Documentary. Americans in Pyongyang : The New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea / director, Ayelet Heller (52 min.).

Music became diplomacy when this courageous musical project united Americans and North Koreans. The musicians went from strength to strength in a beautiful program which illustrated the excellence of the orchestra. Conducted by Lorin Maazel.